OTTAWA -- The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation believes the 2013 womens world hockey championship has been competitive enough to satisfy the International Olympic Committee. Mike Trout . IOC president Jacques Rogge said at the conclusion of the 2010 Winter Olympic womens hockey tournament that "we cannot continue without improvement." Five womens games at those Olympics were won by nine goals or more. Rogges implied threat to boot womens hockey out of the Games if the scores didnt get closer galvanized the IIHF into putting more resources into the female game. IIHF president Rene Fasel doesnt believe womens hockey is at risk in the Winter Olympics. "I dont think there will be a problem there," Fasel said at the womens world championship. "I cannot imagine that an IOC president would kick womens hockey out of the program. I cant imagine that. But you never know. They get kicked wrestling out, so ..." The IOC hasnt officially eliminated wrestling from the Summer Games menu, but the IOCs executive committee has recommended that sport be dropped in 2020. Heading into Tuesdays medal games of the last womens world championship before the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, only one game had a goal differential of more than nine goals. Canada beat Switzerland 13-0 in the preliminary round. But fewer embarrassing scores is also due to a new tournament format in which the bottom two countries in the preliminary round never meet the top two countries in the tournament. After not winning a single game at the 2012 womens world championship, Russia will play Finland for bronze Tuesday. The Swiss women won bronze in 2012 for its first medal. Sweden, the 2006 Olympic silver medallist, dropped to seventh at this world championship, so there is movement now behind the U.S. and Canada. Fasel doesnt expect the gap between the North Americans and the rest of the world to close in Sochi, but believe it could happen four years after that in Pyeonchang. "Our goal is to be more competitive in (South) Korea in 2018," he said. "We need that time to go there." Coming out of 2010, the IIHF committed (C$2.1 million) two million Swiss francs to a plan to grow the female game worldwide. "It was a little shot from Jacques to us but I am happy because it gave me the opportunity and the federation that we spend an extra two million Swiss francs for the womens program and it was good," Fasel said Monday. One element of that plan was a mentorship program in which players and coaches from countries with more developed womens hockey programs are sounding boards and sources of information for their counterparts trying to close the gap on them. 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Remi Elie scored once and set up two more for the Bulls (2-6-2) while Andrew Ming, Jake Marchment, Brendan Gaunce, Luke Cairns and David Tomasek had the others. Jason Dickinson led the Storm (5-3-0) offensively with two goals and an assist as Ryan Horvat, Brody Milne and Hunter Garlent each scored once. Justin Nichols only lasted 13 minutes in net for Guelph after giving up three goals on eight shots. Matthew Mancina replaced Nichols and recorded the loss after stopping 18-of-21 shots. Guelph crushed Belleville in the shot category in the opening period 20-9, and 72-29 overall, however the Bulls led 4-0 after 20 minutes of play. Marchment opened the scoring 1:13 into the game and Elie added the next one at 5:36. Ming scored next, which led to Nichols being pulled, and Gaunce made it 4-0 at 18:55. Milne and Garlent scored three minutes apart for the Storm, cutting the Bulls lead in half, however Cairns made it 5-2 Belleville at 11:30. Horvat and Tomasek then traded goals to make it 6-3 Bulls heading into the final period. Dickinson scored twice for Guelph in the final period, however Graham stopped 23 shots to preserve the victory. Belleville went 0 for 3 on the power play while Guelph scored once on four chances with the man advantage. --- Otters 6 Spirit 5 (SO) ERIE, Pa. -- Connor Brown scored twice in regulation and again in the shootout as the Otters slipped past Saginaw. Dylan Strome scored the shootout winner for Erie (6-2-1) while Dane Fox, Nick Betz and Jake Evans had the others. Eric Locke had a pair of goals for the Spiriit (4-4-2) and Justin Sefton, Sean Callaghan and Justin Kea had the others. Rui Patricio Portugal Jersey. Devin Williams made 29 saves for the win as Nikita Serebryakov turned away 43 shots in defeat. --- Whalers 4 Rangers 2 PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 37 shots as the Whalers doubled up Kitchener. Gianluca Curcuruto had a goal and an assist for Plymouth (4-6-0) as Zach Lorentz, Victor Crus Rydberg and Carter Sandlak scored a goal apiece. Ryan MacInnis and Matia Marcantuoni supplied the offence for the Rangers (3-4-0). Jack Moylan took the loss after giving up three goals on 23 shots. --- Greyhounds 5 Spitfires 0 SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. -- Matt Murray turned away all 24 shots he faced as the Greyhounds blanked Windsor. Blake Speers scored twice for Sault Ste. Marie (6-1-1) while Sergey Tolchinky, Tyler Gaudet and Kyle Jenkins added the other goals. Spitfires (4-5-0) goaltender Dalen Kuchmey stopped 11-of-15 shots before giving way to Jordan DeKort, who allowed one goal on 17 shots in 32 minutes of relief. --- Steelheads 2 Colts 1 BARRIE, Ont. -- Sean Day scored the winner early in the third period as Mississauga defeated the Colts. Bobby MacIntyre also scored for the Steelheads (5-4-0) while Spencer Martin made 36 saves for the victory. Andrew Mangiapane supplied the lone goal for Barrie (3-5-1). Daniel Gibl turned aside 21-of-23 shots in a losing cause. --- Attack 1 Battalion 0 OWEN SOUND, Ont. -- Cameron Brace scored the winner 58 seconds into the third period as the Attack blanked North Bay. Brandon Hope made 36 saves for Owen Sound (4-5-1) while Gemel Smith and Kyle Hope assisted on Braces winner. Brendan ONeill stopped 23-of-24 shots for the Battalion (5-6-0). ' ' '